64 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Beaming Down in March

Lots of fan-favorite authors have releases in March, including My Heart Is a Chainsaw‘s Stephen Graham Jones, Wicked‘s Gregory Maguire, and Redshirts‘ John Scalzi. But even if you’re looking to discover something new, there are dozens (64, to be exact!) of titles to look through on this month’s list of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books.

March 4 

Advent by Seth Ring 

A new sci-fi series begins with this tale of “alien contact, fast-paced military action, and thrilling adventure.” (March 4)

Burn to Shine by Jonathan Maberry 

The military sci-fi series continues in this fourth volume, in which “Rogue Team International joins Joe Ledger in a new, tension-filled mission to stop a wave of bioterrorism from devastating the country.” (March 4)

Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher 

The Unorthodox Chronicles series continues as “Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself on the other side of the law.” (March 4)

Critical Role: Vox Machina—Stories Untold by various authors 

“Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside—and against—Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien.” (March 4)

Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky 

The Tyrant Philosophers series continues, “as a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of necromantic engineering nears fruition, as pirate kings, lizard armies and demons gather, as old gods wane and new gods wax, sooner or later Gil and Loret will have to settle their ledger.” (March 4)

Emberclaw by L.R. Lam 

“The final book in a lush and inventive fantasy duology with a slow burn romance, in which long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm.” (March 4)

Evocation by S.T. Gibson 

The Summoner’s Circle series kicks off by introducing David Aristarkhov: when he was a teen, he was “a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his 30th birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society.” (March 4)

Once Was Willem by M.R. Carey 

The latest from the author of The Girl With All the Gifts is described as an “enthrallingly dark medieval fantasy—a fable of twisted folklore, macabre magic and the strangest of found families. (March 4)

Play, With Knives by Jeanette Horn 

“A struggling theater troupe tours the Midwest by surreal train—where aspects of their plays come to life and wreak havoc—in this inventive literary novel.” (March 4)

The Radiant King by David Dalglish 

Astral Kingdoms, a new epic fantasy trilogy, begins, bringing “immortal demigods, civil wars, and ancient evil.” (March 4)

The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare 

The sequel to Sword Catcher picks up at a time when “the simmering tensions in Castellane reach a fever pitch, Lin and Kel must decide who to trust when any false move means death—or worse.” (March 4)

The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar 

“Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.” (March 4)

Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things by Breanne Randall 

“A cursed witch must team up with a rival coven leader to save her small town in this atmospheric tale of magic, love, and self-discovery.” (March 4)

Super Visible: The Story of the Women of Marvel Comics by Margaret Stohl with Jeanine Schaefer and Judith Stephens 

“This eye-opening and engaging book celebrates the women who have helped make Marvel one of the most successful comics and entertainment companies in the world.” (March 4)

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne 

The Tomes & Tea series continues as lesbian pirates Kianthe and Reyna try to avoid too many disasters (involving in-laws, secret plots, and misbehaving dragons) as their much-anticipated wedding day approaches. (March 4)

Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien 

“From the beloved internet humorist, a debut novel that introduces an unforgettable investigator to the drowned streets of LA in a hugely imaginative and heartfelt blend of noir and cyberpunk.” (March 4)

The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley 

“A slow-burn gothic mystery following Gillian, a young girl enthralled by the enigmatic Claybourne sisters, their house at Thornleigh Hall, and the tragedy that binds them together for good.” (March 4)

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica 

“A thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in a secretive, violent religious order, while outside the world has fallen into chaos.” (March 4)

Wizard of Most Wicked Ways by Charlie N. Holmberg 

“When dead enemies rise, grave matters of the heart, mind, and body clash in the fantastical fourth Whimbrel House novel.” (March 4)

March 11

The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes 

“A young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family.” (March 11)

The Antidote by Karen Russell 

This novel set in Dust Bowl-era Nebraska follows “a ‘Prairie Witch,’ whose body serves as a bank vault for peoples’ memories and secrets; a Polish wheat farmer who learns how quickly a hoarded blessing can become a curse; his orphan niece, a basketball star and witch’s apprentice in furious flight from her grief; a voluble scarecrow; and a New Deal photographer whose time-traveling camera threatens to reveal both the town’s secrets and its fate.” (March 11)

Blood Beneath the Snow by Alexandra Kennington 

The Blood & Souls Duology begins with this “heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown to ensure justice, while fighting her feelings for her country’s most powerful enemy.” (March 11)

Chaos by Constance Fay 

Book three in the Uncharted Hearts series is described as follows: “Lore Olympus meets Winter’s Orbit in this pulse-pounding romance between a space mercenary and a super soldier whose mind-control breaks when she touches him. (March 11)

Fan Service by Rosie Danan 

This “sexy paranormal rom-com” follows the sparks that fly between the number-one fan of a werewolf detective TV series—and its grouchy star, who’s hiding a supernatural secret. (March 11)

Galaphile: The First Druids of Shannara by Terry Brooks 

The author returns to his best-selling world of Shannara, “delving deep into the origin story of the druid order and its enigmatic creator that will change the face of the Four Lands forever.” (March 11)

The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman 

The Dungeon Crawler Carl series continues in this fourth adventure, as Carl and Princess Donut face the challenges of the dungeon’s fifth floor. (March 11)

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch 

“It’s enemies to lovers in this sexy and delightful holiday mash up that pairs the spare prince of Christmas with the crown prince of St. Patrick’s Day.” (March 11)

Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole 

The Kindred’s Curse Saga continues as “Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she’s falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves…even from one another.” (March 11)

Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos 

“A delightful queer romantic fantasy full of friends-to-lovers chemistry, found family, rival family drama, and cozy garden magic from two acclaimed YA authors making their debut in the adult space.” (March 11)

Idolfire by Grace Curtis 

“An epic sapphic fantasy road trip inspired by the fall of Rome.” (March 11)

The Innkeeper’s Song by Peter S. Beagle

“This fantasy novel is the tale of three women of legendary skill on a quest to save the world’s most powerful wizard, and the innkeeper’s assistant whose heartbreak will bear witness.” (March 11)

Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire

The InCryptid series continues: “It’s been a long afterlife, but Mary Dunlavy’s not ready to be exorcised quite yet.” (March 11)

Love and Other Paradoxes by Catriona Silvey 

In this rom-com, “one of the greatest love stories in history gets derailed when a struggling poet at Cambridge runs into a time-traveler who agrees to help him find his muse.” (March 11)

Luminous by Silvia Park 

“This highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood.” (March 11)

Rose/House by Arkady Martine 

In this sci-fi thriller, a detective investigates a report of a dead body—mysteriously located in a sealed-up home crafted by a legendary architect. Adding further intrigue, the place is a next-generation smart home that’s also haunted, being “infused in every crevice and corner with a thinking creature that is not human.” (March 11)

Rose of Jericho by Alex Grecian 

“A supernatural horror where ghosts and ghouls are the least of a witch’s problems in 19th century New England.” (March 11)

The Sea Eternal by Emery Robin 

In this sequel to sci-fi epic The Stars Undying, “the fate of empires dances on the tip of a knife, and history will be written by the victors in this sweeping tale of myth, imperial legacy, and the love affair of a lifetime.” (March 11)

The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison 

“Katherine Addison returns to the award-winning world of The Goblin Emperor, deftly wrapping up the Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy.” (March 11)

The Winter Goddess by Megan Barnard

“A goddess is cursed to endlessly live and die as a mortal until she understands the value of human life, in this inventive, moving reimagining of Irish mythology.” (March 11)

The Witch Who Trades With Death by C.M. Alongi 

“A young witch forced to play concubine for her empirical captor, finally breaks free to find a life of her own, but even those with the power to call Death cannot outrun their past.” (March 11)

March 18

The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn 

Billed as “Practical Magic meets Gone Girl,” this fantasy thriller follows a woman who fakes her own death to flee a bad marriage—then discovers her family legacy is “women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men.” (March 18)

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones 

“A chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.” (March 18)

The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T. Wurth

When a woman realizes she’s somehow taken on her late sister’s ability to talk to the dead, she uses her gift to become a successful paranormal investigator. Years later, she stumbles on evidence that her sibling’s death wasn’t what it seemed—and that there’s a lot more to the story waiting to be uncovered. (March 18)

The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley 

“A timely reimagining of the story of Dionysus-Greek god of ecstasy, revelry, and ruin—and a captivating queer love story.” (March 18)

The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal 

The Lady Astronaut series continues as the survivors of a meteorite-ravaged Earth plan to relocate to Mars, with Elma York heading there ahead of the first wave to prepare for their arrival. But she and her team soon discover secrets left behind by a prior expedition that spell great trouble ahead. (March 18)

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite 

A character much like Miss Marple—but on a generation ship that offers body-swapping but is also plagued with murders—stars in this “ode to the cozy mystery taken to the stars with a fresh new sci-fi take.” (March 18)

The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara 

“A new fantasy series of hunted witches, romantic angst, and political intrigue” begins in this debut novel inspired by ancient India’s Mauryan Empire. (March 18)

Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington 

In this debut adventure, “time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward maneuvers through the past to recover a long-lost, precious menorah hidden in ancient Rome.” (March 18)

The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi 

A scientist creates a time machine that allows the user to travel to the past to observe moments from their own life. But the wonder turns hazy when her husband, the device’s co-inventor, dies in a car crash, and her mental trips to the past suddenly, unexpectedly, start making things shift in the present. (March 18)

Transmentation | Transience: Or, an Accession to the People’s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds by Darkly Lam 

“Over thousands of years and thousands of worlds, universe-spanning societies of interdimensional travelers have arisen. Some seek to make the multiverse a better place, some seek power and glory, others knowledge, while still others simply want to write their own tale across the cosmos … When a routine training mission goes very wrong, two competing societies are thrust into an unwanted confrontation.” (March 18)

Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove 

A new series begins as a hard-boiled Los Angeles private eye takes on two cases that prove to be intertwined—involving “vampires, wizards, zombies and zombie dealers, the Central Avenue jazz scene, an exclusive after-hours club, adultery, a New England ghost who prefers Southern California’s warmer clime, corrupt cops and politicians, spying rats, and a smart-mouthed talking cat.” (March 18) 

White Line Fever by K.C. Jones

This horror novel set along a stretch of road called “the Devil’s Driveway” promises “a harrowing thrill ride about friendship, trauma, and learning how to take the wheel of your own life.” (March 18)

March 25

Dissolution by Nick Binge 

In this techno-thriller, “a woman dives into her husband’s memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself.” (March 25)

Elphie by Gregorie Maguire 

“What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West—setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical.” (March 25)

Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May 

“In this darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, a sorceress and a demon are entwined in a sensual battle to escape a deadly maze and reclaim their freedom.” (March 25)

Gothictown by Emily Carpenter 

“A restaurateur lured by pandemic-era incentives moves her family to a seemingly idyllic small town in Georgia, only to discover a darkness lurking beneath the Southern hospitality and sun-dappled streets.” (March 25)

Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

In this horror mystery, siblings discover a gory secret hidden on an old VHS tape while sorting through their late parents’ belongings. (March 25)

The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson 

A “queer cozy fantasy” in which “an immortal ghost hunter must confront his tragic past in order to embrace his found family.” (March 25)

Nowhere by Allison Gunn 

“Mare of Easttown meets The Outsider in this spine-tingling and twisty debut about a series of disappearances in a small, fundamentalist town and what one broken family must do to remain together as dark forces close in.” (March 25)

The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau 

“The Witcher meets Squid Game in this Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel where a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena for some fast coin, but quickly learns the most dangerous beasts are outside the ring.” (March 25)

Slaying the Vampire Conquerer by Carissa Broadbent

“A standalone novel set in the world of the TikTok mega-hit, the Crowns of Nyaxia series.” (March 25)

Space Brooms! by A.G. Rodriguez 

“A fun, sci-fi romp where custodian—or space broom—Johnny Gomez teams up with smugglers and is thrust into an unforgettable adventure.” (March 25)

Tideborn by Eliza Chan 

“A dragon queen, a vengeful sea witch, and a mythical titan converge on the underwater city of Tiankawi in the sequel to the international bestselling epic fantasy Fathomfolk.” (March 25)

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi 

“The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it.” That’s the set-up for the latest from the multiple award-winning sci-fi author, creator of Redshirts, the Old Man’s War series, The Kaiju Preservation Society, and more. (March 25)

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